1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 652 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 373 61 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 88 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 100 449 234 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 103 5 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 239 43 981 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 191 199 10 to 49 acres ...................... 241 255 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 602 645 acres.. 46 095 49 420 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 548 575 acres.. 40 692 43 125 Irrigated land .................farms.. 210 222 acres.. 12 532 13 001 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 972 54 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 717 77 521 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 308 49 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 664 4 882 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 36 $100,000 or more .................... 123 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 214 43 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 525 61 191 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 349 Other ............................... 336 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 343 377 200 days or more ................... 254 261 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 103 number.. 3 093 2 754 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 54 number.. 532 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 990 1 044 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 72 number.. 854 1 151 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 71 number.. 12 952 11 606 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 57 number.. 20 640 16 690 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 37 number.. 1 395 626 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 51 number.. (D) 2 895 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 1 126 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 53 acres.. 2 945 2 775 bushels.. 259 050 272 642 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 14 acres.. 1 011 954 tons, green.. 16 809 14 837 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 123 151 acres.. 11 960 15 801 bushels.. 322 443 472 553 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 155 acres.. 3 515 3 669 tons, dry.. 6 636 7 996 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 139 198 acres.. 8 348 9 298 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 54 acres.. 5 472 6 911 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.